Helios Ranch - St Helena, CA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

"The Ink House, a frame two story Italianate residence built in 1885, is situated facing the St. Helena Highway (Hwy. 29), a major Napa County thoroughfare in the 19th century as it is now. It has been a highly visible landmark for the past century. The symmetrical facade of the rectangular 36' x 52' residence retains the stylistic Italianate features of bracketed cornice, panelled frieze and low hip roof with surrounding veranda, little altered in exterior or interior detail. The removal of the glass observatory from the hip roof in the early 20th century does not detract from the architectural integrity of the Ink House, which remains essentially intact. The Ink House rests on a full cellar of cut stone accessible by an entrance on the southwest facade. Consistent with the vernacular building tradition of this wine region, the cellar was constructed as a wine cellar. The frame two story building above the cellar has channel rustic siding. It is surrounded on four sides by a continuous veranda supported by slender wood columns with pierced brackets and drop pendants* The raised porch rests on a field-stone foundation. Broad concrete steps descend to ground-level on each of the four sides." (visit link)

Street address: 1575 St. Helena Hwy St Helena, CA USA County / Borough / Parish: Napa Year listed: 1985 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Person Periods of significance: 1875-1899 Historic function: Domestic Current function: Vacant/Not In Use Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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